The Coimbatore unit of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has condemned the Coimbatore Corporation’s move to construct a bio-methanation plant in the civic body’s R.S. Puram Boys’ Higher Secondary School.
In a release, the party’s State Young Wing Secretary V. Eswaran said that the party would not tolerate the misuse of school grounds for other purposes as the ground was students’ property.
There were several instances in the past where the Corporation had misused school grounds: Amma eatery in Masakalipalayam school premises, and commercial complexes in R.S. Puram Girls’ Higher Secondary School and Tatabad Middle School.
Instead of “misusing” Corporation school grounds, the civic body should focus on issues such as increasing student strength, improving quality of education, etc.
If the civic body were to go ahead with the construction of the plants, it would result in lorries very often entering the school premises with wet waste and that would result in students sitting amidst foul odour and a disturbing environment.
Mr. Eswaran further said that given the fact that the Corporation and government schools were the last resort of students from economically weaker sections of the society, the civic body should decide against setting up the plant on the school premises.
If not, the party would resort to agitations and knock on the doors of the judiciary for justice.
